Dealing with themes of Existentialism, Insanity, Morbidity, Society and Politics, “Opacity” is the debut EP from Anomic, a Death Thrash duo formed in 2023 and split between Holland and Germany. Guitarist and shrill vocalist Raafat Atasi (ONKT, Paindemonium, Pitchfork) is joined by bassist and death growl beast Fadi Massamiri (Abidetherein, Eulen, Wrahha) for the purpose,
Conceived in the minds eye of multi instrumentalist and vocalist Rodger Boyle (Stonecarver, Reilig, Ruairi O’Baoighill) in Galway Ireland in 2019 as a solo studio project that is also a full live band, Noosed have been a vessel of furious Death Metal, Crust Punk, Sludge Metal and Hardcore ever since. Seven years, five extended plays,
Formed at the start of the barren winter of discontent that was November 2023 in Northern Italy, Downtempo Deathcore crew Gravery immediately started to write no compromise tracks addressing uncomfortable topics such as the analysis of the destructive potential of the human mind. They announced themselves to an unsuspecting world just one month later with first
Raising hell across Europe since 2011, French Metallic Hardcore crew Beyond The Styx have more than 300 shows under their belts, having turned stages to sawdust with everyone from Sepultura to Terror and Malevolence to The Acacia Strain, while also appearing at festivals such as Hellfest and Motocultor Festival. Their sound manifests a dark and violent musical universe at the crossroads of
“Each song on this record has its own meaning and influences that helped make them what they are, but in their essence are written to give the listener that extra push and power they need to fight those everyday battles. These songs are built to say ‘We won’t be swept away by its winds; we
Uniting both current and former members of Kill the King, Unholy Grudge and Archverse, the evolution (or should that be evilution?) of Mumbai India based Groove Thrash Metal act Bloodkill has been going on for the past decade. Originally having an adrenalized Thrash sound influenced by the 80’s bay area scene, line up changes appear
They say that the more things change… the more they stay the same and in the case of Knoxville, Tennessee Beatdown Deathcore quintet Disarmer that couldn’t be much close to the truth. They first crossed our path back in 2018 with single “Callous” and have since exclusively used the services of Dalton Skinner (Elseetoss, Primal
After spending their first six years as Hate Suffocation, in 2007 Egyptian Death Metal beast Scarab announced themselves to an unsuspecting world with EP “Valley Of The Sandwalkers“. Three full length albums soaked in Ancient Egyptian culture, spirituality, ritualistic riffs, cinematic orchestration and crushing aggression would follow, the bands reputation growing in stature year on year.
“There was no comfort, no distance, and no way to step away. That isolation mattered. It stripped everything down to what was essential. This record exists because we chose to be uncomfortable, to argue honestly and to stay in the room until it felt right” ~ DJ Temple, guitars
Recorded and produced by Jason Rowe with mixing and mastering handled by Justin Felder, Bastian Kühn and David Deutsch at 1408 Productions (Mortal Form, The Hirsch Effekt, Dagger Threat), German Hardcore crew Thin Ice believe “Happiness Ain’t Meant For All“. The follow up to 2024 album “A Matter Of Time” promises five tracks of straight
